DISC SET

Settings for discs (FORMAT/FINALIZE/UNFINALIZE, etc.)

See page 52 for details on selecting setup items.

FORMAT

See page 51.

FINALIZE

See page 44.

UNFINALIZE

See page 50.

DISC TITLE

You can make a title on each disc. As the default, the date when the disc was first used is added as a disc title.

Touch [SETUP] DISC SET [DISC TITLE] .

Enter the disc title.

Follow steps 2 to 5 in “Step 4: Changing the disc title” of the “Making the disc compatible with playback on DVD players or DVD drives (Finalizing)” (p.46).

To cancel editing the title, touch [ESC] in step .

STANDARD SET

Settings while recording on a disc or other basic settings

(REC MODE/LCD/VF SET/USB SPEED, etc.)

The default settings are marked with . The indicators in parentheses appear when the item is selected.

See page 52 for details on selecting setup items.

REC MODE (Recording mode)

You can select an image quality of the movie from three levels.

HQ ()

Record in high quality mode

(approx. recordable time is up to 20 min).

SP ()

Records in standard quality mode (approx. recordable time is up to 30 min).

LP ()

Increases the recording time (Long Play) (approx. recordable time is up to 60 min).

The time in parenthesis indicates the approximate recordable time when recording only a movie on a single-sided disc. When recording on a double-sided disc, this value is applied for both sides.

Your camcorder has a VBR encoding system (p.12) so when you record an object that moves fast, the time available for recording may shorten.

If you record in the LP mode, the quality of scenes may be degraded, or scenes with quick movements may appear with a block noise when you play back the disc.

VOLUME

See page 33.

MULTI-SOUND

You can select whether to play back audio recorded using other devices with dual sound or stereo sound.

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